Aprile Rickert
Southern Indiana ReporterAprile is LPM's Southern Indiana reporter. Rickert comes to LPM from the News and Tribune in Southern Indiana, where she covered crime and courts as a senior reporter. A New Albany native, she spent nearly two decades in Louisville before recently moving back across the river to Jeffersonville.
Email Aprile at arickert@lpm.org.
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A white flag shelter in New Albany will host a Thanksgiving meal for guests Saturday. Leaders say the emergency shelter will also be open around the holiday. -
The federal government shutdown delayed movement for a program that helps people pay utility bills. In Southern Indiana, people can still get assistance due to a surplus from last season. -
Southern Indiana officials looked to a recent tax overhaul measure as they crafted 2026 budgets. -
A tax overhaul measure passed by Indiana state lawmakers this year has some local officials concerned about how it will impact their future revenue. -
The Homeless Coalition of Southern Indiana’s "white flag" season starts Nov. 15, with longtime partner Nomad Church Collective taking over operations for the emergency shelter.
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Some Indiana residents say they’re opposed to Gov. Mike Braun’s efforts to redistrict the state before the 2030 census, and they want him to know. -
A Southern Indiana shelter director says some clients have faced issues accessing needed documents, which he worries could delay housing opportunities. Local housing advocates and officials don’t want to let that happen. -
Missed pay and loss of benefits from the federal government shutdown could further strain Southern Indiana families’ food options. -
New Albany Mayor Jeff Gahan is asking the state’s highest court to weigh in on a controversial low-head dam. -
The New Albany City Council passed its 2026 budget Monday.
